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Cheers @jonnybass couldn’t agree more, the sound is like nothing else.

So after years of EUB ownership, becoming empty nesters this year has opened the space opportunity to owning a real doghouse. As mentioned in my other thread requesting advice, I have had this lovely Boosey Hawkes Excelsior 50/2 on loan for a little while and today I have bought her. Previously owned and used by @Blartfactor10 she’s an honest workhorse bass with a great dark tone - perfect for my blue grass / country / Americana acoustic trio 😎

The main out and DI outs are muted but the tuner output stays on.

Found this on the internet - its on the bottom of PCB, easily accessible once you open the pedal up.

Thanks, all good advice and well received. I have an old left hand thumb injury that makes me very protective of my left hand, and it was a flare up of this injury that ended my ownership of the KK Baby Bass EUB as there was just no way to keep the weight of the instrument off my left thumb. Since getting the NS EUB I have been working much more on my technique and I’m an avid watcher of Geoff Chalmers ‘Discover Double Bass’ series, but using arm weight on the NS does cause a certain amount of movement of the instrument but I can already put this to good use on the Excelsior as the instrument really wants to hug you. This, along with the slimmer feeling neck, is already helping reduce wrist and hand pressure.

Surprisingly, I’m actually finding the neck on the doghouse easier to move around on than the EUB which feels deeper in the hand. It’s actually not but the doghouse has more shape (a bit like comparing a baseball bat ‘51 precision and a 70’s Jazz). I am having to work the right hand harder, especially to get the E string to speak with a full tone.

A small update, I currently have a loan of this lovely Boosey Hawkes Excelsior 50/2 care of our own @Blartfactor10. Based on my initial fumblings I believe she may well be staying with me in exchange for a very reasonable sum of beer vouchers 😎

There is a small switch inside the casing that switches the tuner out to be either permanently on or switchable with the mute switch. Sounds like this could be your answer?

Got one sitting next to me here in the office - what do you need?

As we all know, watts are about as effective at measuring ‘loudness’ as amps are at measuring mass (weight, not heft😉). Modern small practice amps surpass the practice amps of old in just about every department. My go to home practice amp is my TC Electronics BG250 208, a 2x8” 250w combo the size of a large shoe box. It’s also my gigging amp with my three-piece acoustic trio. The 8’s seem to work really well with my EUB delivering a lovely warm tone at low volumes.

Nice little stripped down acoustic gig up in the wilds of Northumberland at the fantastic Star Inn Harbottle. Despite my Satnav taking me on a magical mystery tour it was a great night, and booked back for two gigs next year - job done 😎

“acoustic” gig up in the wilds of Northumberland for me tonight, playing my NS NXT EUB through my Stanley Clarke preamp into the marvellous little TC Electronics BG250 208 combo that just seems to love the EUB, and it’s an easy carry too 😎

Converting a right hand stick EUB like the Stagg, Aria, Harley Benton etc isn’t a huge challenge, but be prepared to be underwhelmed. I started on the Stagg, quickly moved on to a KK Baby Bass, and most recently an NS NXT. Each step has taken me closer to an upright sound (especially as I am now running double bass impulses from 3Sigma) but it’s still not a true upright bass sound. So much so that I have just today taken a loan of a real db which I think is probably coming home to stay with me.

Respect to you for getting it up into and down from the loft, respect to your house for the weight not collapsing the ceiling 😂

This Saturday (9th) I’m heading out to the wilds of Northumberland to play what will be my second full gig on EUB only at the rather marvellous Star Inn in Harbottle (also the scene of my first EUB only gig so I must have done something right 😂) with our acoustic trio covering the best of Americana, country and more. We have a few guests joining us, so it should be a fun filled night. Kick-off is 8pm.

As others have said, very subjective question. I’ve owned the Sire and I loved it. I only sold mine when I got home from a five year stint in Holland as I have another 5 string jazz in the stable here (Overwater) and Mrs JPJ says I have too many basses 🤷‍♂️

I have one of those rare Ashdown Neo 400W 1x15 combo’s that I’ve found to be plenty loud enough on its own in a variety of band settings. Mine lives in its flight case on castors and that seems to do the same thing as those sexy Auralex isolation pads as this thing punches way above its weight.

She’s a beautiful looking thing and I was tempted myself but I was put off by the manly 4/4 dimensions 😂 Good luck on your journey with db, a journey I hope to join you on soon.

Thanks Pete, I should have said I am looking for a used example.

So, after years of EUB ownership, I think it’s finally time I moved on to the real thing. I’ve recently missed out on a couple of really nice instruments on here due to my in-built procrastination engine (recently upgraded to version 1.5), and after hour upon hour of late night internet advice browsing I thought I’d ask the Basschat massive for your advice. The bass will be used in a country/Americana acoustic trio, exclusively Pizz (I’ve tried the bow and I think it’s safe to say it’s not for me). So, when buying my first bass, what should I look out for. Budget will be around £1,000 - £1,200, and if you are offering a specific bass, the nearer to the North East of England the better please.

Just want to give a big shout out to @Burns-bass for his help with my query. Top basschatter 👍 Thanks again 🙏